Pizzeria "Quattro Amici" : 35, Rua Dom Marcos Teixeira - Pizzas for sure but not only, in a very nice place. One of the oldest (ware)house of the neighbohood. Good service and well prepared cuisine.

Restaurant "Pereira" (www): 3959, Avenida Sete de Setembro - Some kind of a "cool-chic" brewery with a nice terrace overlooking the bay. Inside, cosy room but 10 below zero, so get a coat and a cap. As anywhere in Brazil, more it's freezing more it's "chic" ; may be it's the countrary !?... But good foods and an attentive service.

Restaurant "Cabana da Cely" (www): 183, Av. Almirante Marquês de Leão - Restaurants "caranguejos" (crabs) ou "camarãos" (shrimps) are very popular in Salvador during the evening, drinking a lot of icy beers. This large "hut" is a must in this kind of place, for what you eat and for the brazilian ambience. A least, it's a 2mn walk from Noa Noa !

Restaurant "Barravento" : Av. Oceanica (Barra beach, ocean side) - here the best is not in your plate, but in the landscape. Ordinary cuisine, but a large terrace under a huge canopy, with a view over the Barra beach and the ocean. Can we make a proposal ?! Stop at the entrance and ask for an acarajés to the "zouzou" (lady in white) and taste it with a drink on the terrace.

In the neighborhood "Jardim Brasil", at 15mn from Noa Noa ... This lively district may be your "den" in the evening. Several botecos (bars) are aligned side by side, all equipped with terraces overlooking the busy street.

... and lots of fast food of all kinds, on the ground floor to the "praca of "praça de alimentação".

Japanese restaurants

If it seems strange to you talking about Japanese cuisine here, almost as if it was a local specialty, you have to know that Brazil hosts the largest Japanese community in the world outside of Japan. As a result, the Brazilians are crazy about sushi and they are found everywhere. Global village: does it mean something to you...?!

Shiro (www) : Rua Florida, 41, Graça – In Graça district, between Barra and Victoria, you would find the best of the japanese cuisine. Close from the Carlos Pinto Fondation and the Rodin Museum in Bahia (Palacetes das Artes).

Fogo de Chão (www): 4, Praça Colombo, Rio vermelho - The "top" in brazilian churrascaria. Several restaurants in Brazil and abroad (USA), the one in Salvador being the last of this chain. High prices but is worth for the money.

Boi Preto (www): Av. Otávio Mangabeira, frente AeroClube. Tel: (71)3362.8844 - Older than Fogo de Chão, but very good too. It was the best place few months ago.

Villa's (www): 2326, Av. Otávio Mangabeira, Jardim dos namorados, Pituba - More democratic, this churrascaria is on the shore line, in the neighborhood of Pituba. Same owner that Boi preto. Very nice buffet and aboundance of all kinds of meat. Then, a walk in the "Lovers garden" by the sea.

Tourão : 1, Rua Sergipe, Pituba - A "popular" churrascaria in Pituba. Economic but good option for those who have empty pockets.

Boca de Galinha : Rua da Estação, nº 58, Plataforma. Tel: (71) 3398-1232 - A very special place in another world. Ask to the reception how to go there ... for midday only.

Other cuisines (Organic, fusion, international, etc.)

Saude Brazil (www) - in Graça district, Organic-light foods for one of the best "kilo" restaurant in town. The owner, João Telles, is a friend of Noa Noa owners. Same district that Palacetes das Artes, that became a susidary of Rodin Museum from Paris (France) for the next 3 years. 60 pieces of art have been loaned, among them the famous « Le baiser » et « Le penseur » (www).

Amado (www) : Av. Contorno 660 - next to the marina, one of the « chic » place in Salvador. Nicely decorated and open on the bay, you will have diner by the water.

Marina Gourmet (www) : Av. Contorno, Marina de Salvador - 7 restaurants with different theme around the marina and by the water : japanese (Soho), french (Oui), and italian (Fiona) among some other proposals.

Oliva Gourmet (www) : Salvador Shopping, loja 3021, 2°floor – Inside the Salvador Shopping, make a pause in one of the best « as much as you wish » restaurant in Salvador. Is worth the money.

Paraguaçu (www) : At Salvador airport - Exclusive place for international cuisine.

Partying at night ...

A Borracharia : Rua Conselheiro Luis, 101-A, Rio Vermelho. Tel : (71) 9142-0456 - During the day, it is a busy tyres repair shop. At night, tyres are piled-up, a bar open behind, a DJ arrives and ... the party begin !

In Capão valey (www) : "Tatu na Trilha"agency operates local eco-tourism for brazilian and french speaking peoples.- Contact Claude at :
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"Points-Coeur" (www) is a international NGO, initiated in France in 1990. Working in 18 countries on 4 continents, the institution is training and sending young volunteers to live for a year in deprived places where people and especillay children need help.

Useful services :

Dentist (www) : French-Brazilian friends (Anna-Paula and Bernard) if you need help !